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HONG KONG--Southeast Asian countries tend to be deeply reluctant to collectively challenge China’s growing military and economic prowess in their region. But this week, they appear to be doing just that--by holding their first joint naval drills with the U.S. Navy. The drills, which will take place partly in the South China Sea, a site of geopolitical tension, were scheduled to...

The Royal Navy is testing ground-breaking technology which allows them to control unmanned boats remotely. The fleet of unmanned surface vehicles (USVs), described as ‘absolutely the future of naval warfare’, can be operated from a warship’s operations room. Able to detect underwater mines and spy on enemy ships without putting sailors in danger, the MAST-13 has already been...

(Tribune News Service) — In an unusually strong statement by the Pentagon, the U.S. has accused Beijing of employing “bullying tactics” in the disputed South China Sea, citing what it said was “coercive interference” in oil and gas activities in waters claimed by Vietnam. “China will not win the trust of its neighbors nor the respect of the international community by...

Engineering giant Babcock has been revealed as the preferred bidder for the £1.3 billion contract to build a new fleet of Royal Navy frigates - which will have a range of 9,000 nautical miles and boast impressive naval fire power. The Government has committed to buying at least five of the low-cost warships for the Royal Navy, with the first vessel expected to be in the water...

China and Thailand have signed a deal that will see a Chinese shipbuilding company build a Type 071E landing platform dock (LPD) warship for the Thai navy, a move which shows deepened arms trade cooperation between the two countries, a Chinese military expert said on Wednesday. China and Thailand signed the agreement in Beijing on Monday, with the general manager of the China...